| andygamer | 27 Feb 2008 9:17 a.m. PST |
Not Hollywood's most famous actor, but Ben Chapman, who was the Creature from the Black Lagoon:
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| Insomniac | 27 Feb 2008 10:41 a.m. PST |
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 27 Feb 2008 11:08 a.m. PST |
Fun movie, nice man – rest in peace. |
| kallman | 27 Feb 2008 11:40 a.m. PST |
Dang! Swim well Mr. Chapman you gave me much joy and thrills when I was a child and my sons have discovered the wonders of the Creature from the Black Lagoon which I think still holds up against the CGI of today. It is a classic monster tale and I always felt sympathy for the Creature. |
| diehard | 27 Feb 2008 1:31 p.m. PST |
I remember setting my alarm when I was a kid (and the little b&w portable TV in my bedroom only got 13 channels) to get up at like 2:30 am to watch that movie. It was always my favorite monster movie from my youth. R.I.P., and thanks for the memories. |
| Smokey Roan | 27 Feb 2008 1:34 p.m. PST |
RIP We met him once, at "Creature Fest" at Silver Springs. I hope Julie Adams is doing well. (damn she looked good) |
| jpattern2 | 27 Feb 2008 4:03 p.m. PST |
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Shagnasty  | 27 Feb 2008 9:07 p.m. PST |
Good job in a good movie. RIP. |
 Saginaw | 27 Feb 2008 9:57 p.m. PST |
picture Godspeed, Mr. Chapman, thank you very much, and "Semper Fi". I salute you, sir. |
| coopman | 28 Feb 2008 5:49 a.m. PST |
Rest in peace, Ben. I e-mailed him several years ago & got a nice reply back from him. He was a really super guy. |
| Old Slow Trot | 28 Feb 2008 8:11 a.m. PST |
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| coopman | 28 Feb 2008 11:14 a.m. PST |
I was quite fond of Julia after seeing the movie too. She indeed looked awesome. |
| Smokey Roan | 28 Feb 2008 11:20 a.m. PST |
Yeah. The creature grabbing her underwater would have been the least of her worries if I was on that expedition. :) |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 28 Feb 2008 11:29 a.m. PST |
Just a quick reminder so folks won't get confused. The SWIMMING "Creature" (at least in the original film) was RICOU BROWNING who went on to be an ace underwater photographer for TV and movies. To my knowledge, he is still with us. Ms. Adams (who was lovely!) is still with us, too, but she never did her own underwater work. That was performed in at least the first two films (all three, actually, I think) by athlete Ginger Stanley. TVAG |
| Smokey Roan | 28 Feb 2008 11:50 a.m. PST |
If you can find it, I recommend the great "Universal Limited Edition CFTBL" DVD anthology. GREAT commentary. Also, check out "Creature Fest" at Silver Springs. Very cool. |
| 11th ACR | 28 Feb 2008 5:02 p.m. PST |
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| SultanSevy | 29 Feb 2008 7:14 a.m. PST |
One of the true classics in monster movies and one of my favorites -- the Creature was truly creepy. Rest easy Ben. |
